Australian police and their use of excessive force
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The Limits of Internal Accountability
Police officers tell self-protective lies, at least as often as the rest of us. Constable Ryan Barlow told the court that he felt threatened when the teenager said crack you across the jaw. What actually happened was captured by one of the teenager's friends on his mobile phone. The video shows fully armed Barlow storm toward the skinny unarmed boy who's standing passively. He gave him practically no opportunity to comply with the request to get on the ground and kick his legs from underneath him while holding his arms behind his back. There was no resistance. No such presumption operates in court against police when they don't switch on their body-worn cameras.
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